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Paul Greengrass has exited the Aaron Sorkin-scripted Chicago 7. This isn’t a shock, but it was roundly denied when we called last week. Greengrass has other projects that include Memphis, the Greengrass-scripted drama about Martin Luther King’s last days and the manhunt to find his killer. While there are several MLK films percolating, this one has a script that is Oscar-caliber.

After spending the last few weeks trying to decide on what the cost of DreamWorks’ “The Trial of the Chicago 7″ would be, the production company and director Paul Greengrass have decided to part ways...